Bach and the High Baroque  [videorecording] / 
Robert Greenberg. 
 - Chantilly, VA :  Teaching Co.,  c1998. 
 - 8 DVDs  sd., col. ;  1/2 in. +  4 lecture transcripts; 4 course guidebooks (22 cm.) 
 - Great courses .
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<br/><br/> In 4 containers, 22 x 15 x 9 cm.  Course nos. 721-724. 
<br/><br/>Bibliographical references in course guidebooks. 
<br/><br/> Christmas, 1722 --  Introduction to the Baroque aesthetic --  Fugue --  Historical overview from Constantine (312-creation of Roman Christianity) through the great thinkers of the Baroque --  Style features of High Baroque music, part l: a musical glossary --  Style features of High Baroque music, part 2: a musical glossary, cont. --  part I: lecture 1. Introduction --  lecture 2.  lecture 3.  lecture 4.  lecture 5.  lecture 6.  lecture 7.  lecture 8. Style features of High Baroque music, part 3: a musical glossary, cont.  (180 min.).  Bach's inheritance, part 1: the Protestant Reformation and the rise of Lutheranism --  Lutheranism, the chorale and the chorale prelude --  Bach's inheritance, part 2: The development of the Italian style --  The Italian style, the operatic ideal and Lutheran spirituality are joined --  Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 1: Vivaldi and the Venetian opera --  Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2: Vivaldi's model and Bach, Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major --  Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2: Bach Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, cont. --  Vivaldi, Bach and the concrto, part 3: the Concerto Grosso and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.  part II: lecture 9.  lecture 10.  lecture 11.  lecture 12.  lecture 13.  lecture 14.  lecture 15.  lecture 16.  Bach and the French style, part 1: dance and the orchestral suite --  Dance and the orchestral suite, cont. --  Bach and the French style, part 2: the keyboard suite --  The keyboard suite, cont. --  Bach and opera, part 1: Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme --  Canata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme, cont. --  Bach and opera, part 2: opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee Cantata --  Opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee Cantata, cont.  part III: lecture 17.  lecture 18.  lecture 19.  lecture 20.  lecture 21.  lecture 22.  lecture 23.  lecture 24.  lecture 25. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 1 --  Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 2 --  Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 3 --  Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 4 --  Bach transcendent: the Goldberg Variations, part 1 --  Bach transcendent: the Goldberg Variations, part 2 --  Bach transcendent: the Goldberg Variations, part 3 --  Bach transcendent: the Goldberg Variations, part 4.  part IV:  lecture 26.  lecture 27.  lecture 28.  lecture 29.  lecture 30.  lecture 31.  lecture 32. 
<br/><br/>Lecturer, Robert Greenberg. 
<br/><br/> Explores both Bach the man and his music, as well as the rich musical environment that shaped and inspired him. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1565854748 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>721-724  Teaching Co. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--18th century.<br/>Music--History and criticism.--18th century
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Videos (VHS)